Sétif is one of the oldest towns in Algeria spread on Hautes Plaines in the altitude of 1096 meters. But unfortunately, there is nothing to see. It is an industrial and commercial hub, anything that was built yesterday has been knocked down and replaced with something built today. The...
We made shortstop in Lambèse on the way to Setif. The remains of the Roman town and camp are dominated by a praetorium (commandant’s house) dating from 268, the rest of the archeological site are ruins of two triumphal arches, temples, an aqueduct, an amphitheater, baths, and many private...
Late afternoon, we have finally arrived in Timgad – one of the finest Roman sites listed in UNESCO. Since the Archeological site was just closing, we took a local tasty pea soup and some barbecue (600 DZD) in a nearby fast-food restaurant. We saw, that some police officers have...
On the way to Timgad, we made a short stop at The mausoleum of Medracen (entrance 80 DZD). It is located 25 kilometers north of Batna in northeastern Algeria. It is a beautiful massive conical structure set on top of a 20-meter-high drum that is nearly 60 meters in diameter. An entrance...
After a long drive, we have reached Constantine, it was not easy to decide, where to park, but local police sent us to the huge busy bus station for an overnight. After that, we made some walk around the city during sunset and took our first local fast food dinner (2 meals and lemon juice...
In the afternoon, we took a curvy and narrow road through the hilly and forested landscape to reach the coast of the Gulf of Stora. There is a long sandy beach along the natural Mediterranean coastline near Skikda. It is still a bit abandoned area with very little touristic infrastructure...
We have changed some money (100 EUR / 19000 DZD) and bought a local sim card (4500 DZD / 40 GB data). On the highway to Annaba, we took our first diesel and paid fascinating 23 DZD / liter (0,12 EUR)! But Algerian driving conditions are a bit different from Tunisia, we met already quite...
We were waiting for our Algerian visa for 5 months, finally, we got it and we have realized, that there are no ferries available (except Marseille, France), so we took again ferry to Tunisia (from Civitavecchia, Italy – 285 EUR). After a bad experience with seating on GNV ferries, we...
In rainy and windy weather, we have arrived at another spectacular fortified granary in the Tataouine region. The oval fortification of Ksar Ouled Soltane was constructed by Berber people on a top of a sandy hill. The ghorfas, or stacked grain-holding buildings are spread out over two...
Our last stop in a rugged mountainous region was Douiret. This little ruined Berber village was a fortified granary located on a hilltop. It’s smaller and quieter than the Chenini. Village ruins are surrounded by citadel overlooking troglodyte houses dug in the mountain. The...